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PJs for police

PJs for police

December 18, 2021

Students across the Mehlville School District wore their pajamas to school Dec. 8 as part of a fundraiser for The Backstoppers Inc. in memory of St. Louis County Police Department Detective Antonio Valentine....

Mehlville, Lindbergh move away from mandatory masking

Mehlville, Lindbergh move away from mandatory masking

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 13, 2021

Both the Mehlville School District and Lindbergh Schools announced last week that they would be switching to mask-recommended policies in the upcoming months, moving away from the current requirement that...

Mehlville honors 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame inductees

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 11, 2021

The Mehlville School District held its second-ever induction ceremony for its Alumni Hall of Fame in October. Inductees serve as role models for generations of students who aspire to be productive citizens...

OMS Counselor Nick Santoro, Suzi Ruth, OMS Counselor Emily Lehr and OMS seventh-grader Chloe Ruth.

Counselors team up with mom, daughter to help OMS families

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter December 9, 2021

Four families with students at Oakville Middle School were able to enjoy Thanksgiving dinners thanks to the efforts of the OMS community and parent Suzi Ruth. Ruth and her daughter Chloe collected 13...

Larry Felton speaks at a 2018 meeting while wearing a bowtie.

Board of Education discusses legislative priorities ahead of next year’s session

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 3, 2021

The Mehlville Board of Education is in the process of establishing its legislative priorities for the 2022 Missouri legislative session. The Board of Education reviewed a list of priorities that will...

The campaign committee for Mehlville School District’s Proposition S, Mehlville-Oakville United, hosted a donut drive-thru in 2021 at Mehlville High School, Washington Middle School and Oakville Middle/Wohlwend Elementary. The event featured free donuts, “Yes on S” car painting and committee members dressed in costumes to raise awareness about the bond measure.

Board may vote soon on first set of Prop S bid packages

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 2, 2021

The Mehlville School District is finalizing concept plans for Proposition S facility upgrades and the Board of Education may soon be voting on the first set of bid proposals. At the Board of Education...

A Bierbaum bullseye

A Bierbaum bullseye

October 30, 2021

Bullseye! The Bierbaum Elementary Archery Club is in full swing for the school year. The club held its first meeting at the end of September and students have been meeting weekly since then to learn how...

An Oakville High School student sews during class as students returned for two weeks in October-November 2020, before the announcement that they would return to all-virtual learning until January 2021.

Mehlville looks at student enrollment numbers, staffing, as district continues to plan for future

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor October 29, 2021

After the past few years of declining enrollment, enrollment in the Mehlville School District this year is slightly up.  At the Board of Education meeting Oct. 21, Assistant Superintendent of Schools...

Mehlville graduation 2020.

Mehlville resumes speaker series next month

October 29, 2021

The Mehlville School District is hosting the second installment of its speaker series focusing on its “Portrait of Graduate” with the second event set for Wednesday, Nov. 10.  The event, titled...

Mehlville looks at safety beyond Prop S

Mehlville looks at safety beyond Prop S

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter October 20, 2021

One of the main priorities within the Mehlville School District’s strategic plan is safety, and with the passage of Proposition S — a $35 million no-tax-rate increase bond measure — in April, the...

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